At a Glance The Bobcat Fire is one of the largest in Los Angeles County history.The blaze has consumed more than 170 square miles since it was sparked Sept. 6.More than 1,100 homes have been evacuated.The fire threatens the famous Mount Wilson Observatory. One of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County history is threatening more than 1,000 homes in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of the city. Known at the Bobcat Fire, the blaze has consumed more than 170...

At a Glance Growth of the Bobcat Fire was fueled by dry, windy conditions.The blaze has burned homes and other buildings.Thousands of people are under evacuation orders. Dry, windy conditions over the weekend drove a wildfire burning in Los Angeles County to explode in size, forcing evacuations as the flames ate away at homes, land and a nature center. The blaze, dubbed the , had burned more than 164 square miles as of Monday and is now one of the...

At a Glance A new all-time record low of minus 93.3 degrees Fahrenheit has been verified for the Northern Hemisphere.This record was set nearly 30 years ago in central Greenland.Two locations in Russia previously held the record for coldest Northern Hemisphere temperature. Earth's Northern Hemisphere has a new all-time record cold temperature, but it happened nearly 30 years ago. A temperature of (minus 69.6 degrees Celsius) was recorded on Dec. 22, 1991, by an automated weather station in a remote...